Talent management the true silo free way

No you are not unique

I’m on my way to Dubai to conduct a couple of fact gathering workshops to uncover all requirements on a talent management software. Fun and interesting and also an exercise in the game “no you are not unique”.

I have come across many organizations that have some unique processes, forms or terminology. And they have spent lots of money to change their software to match their wishes 100%. Money that could have been used wiser.

To many HR practitioners are in love with their own unique way. But if we try to be honest. Most unique ways are not really unique, they are variations of what a lot of others do. Just because you use another word you are not unique. You might just be confusing. Your employees does not understand, your managers don’t understand and your vendor is happy sending you bills.

Stop it

If you are willing to change just a little bit you can buy standard. It’s cheaper, and just as effective, or more, as your unique, or weird, way of doing things. Look at your processes and ask if they can be tweaked to suit standard.

That will be my mission for the upcoming week. To gather requirements and see how to address them with standard.